National Basketball Association
Indiana 79, New Orleans 59
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 22, 2014
Where: Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana
Officials:
# Dave Cronin, # Brad Gaston, # Glenn Mayborg
Attendance:
13182
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Indiana 79, New Orleans 59: Yogi Ferrell scored 17 points and grabbed five rebounds as the Hoosiers made short work of the visiting Privateers.
James Blackmon Jr. added 14 points for Indiana (10-2), which shot 54.7 percent from the field. Hanner Mosquera-Perea collected 12 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots while Collin Hartman pulled down a team-high seven boards for the Hoosiers.
Tevin Broyles led the way with a career-high 18 points off the bench for New Orleans (3-5), which couldn't survive 1-of-13 shooting from 3-point range. Kevin Hill produced 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds while Terrance Syon tallied 10 points for the Privateers.
Blackmon and Ferrell knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers as part of an 18-0 run to close out the first half to put Indiana on top 44-22. Ferrell led all scorers with 12 points as the Hoosiers held New Orleans without a point for the final six minutes of the opening stanza.
Blackmon converted a three-point play to put Indiana in front 66-43 with 11:20 remaining in the second half. Emmitt Holt's basket made it 78-53 in favor of the Hoosiers and they coasted to their third straight victory.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Indiana went 14-of-24 from the free-throw line while New Orleans finished 4-of-12. … Ferrell has made at least one 3-pointer in 43 straight outings. … Indiana improved to 58-8 in its last 66 games at Assembly Hall.
Top Game Performances
| New Orleans |
|
Indiana |
|
Tevin Broyles 18 |
Scoring |
Yogi Ferrell 17 |
|
Nate Frye 3 |
Assists |
Yogi Ferrell 4 |
|
Kevin Hill 11 |
Rebounds |
Collin Hartman 7 |
|
Nate Frye 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Yogi Ferrell 4 |
|
Tevin Broyles 2 |
Steals |
Yogi Ferrell 2 |
|
Tevin Broyles 1 |
Blocks |
Hanner Mosquera-Perea 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| New Orleans
|
59 |
39.7 |
1-13 |
4-12 |
9 |
33 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
| Indiana
|
79 |
54.7 |
7-21 |
14-24 |
15 |
37 |
7 |
3 |
13 |
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